The purpose of the African Women in Cinema Blog is to provide a space to discuss diverse topics relating to African women in cinema--filmmakers, actors, producers, and all film professionals. The blog is a public forum of the Centre for the Study and Research of African Women in Cinema.

Cinema in Africas faces a unique situation. The disappearance of cinema houses on the continent at the same time coincides with increased film production in these countries, and a significantly expanding circulation for a large part of the urban populations. But where and how are these images viewed? Which films are we talking about? Are we still in cinema?

This compilation of works attempts to answer these questions, paving the way for reflection on the relationships that audiences currently have with films in Africas. The research explores how technological changes affect the interaction with films in regions that have been characterised until very recently by the dearth of film and audio-visual economies largely dominated by Western countries. Also presented are the first results of a first-time comparative survey conducted in Tunisia, Togo and Chad on how viewers view films today.

A key goal of the African Women in Cinema Blog is to feature current research and critical discourse, through interviews, conference proceedings and analyses. Here at the end of this year is a selection of these articles published since its creation.

This is a film about the pain of exile, but it is told through the contemplation of the faces of these men. What grabbed me when I started working on this subject were the images of these undifferentiated and anonymous masses who flock to our doors. While initially, this image was not negative in its intent, it produced something that can be experienced as threatening. For me it was important to put faces, to put names and specific stories on what is often treated as an all-encompassing problem.